HHS puts out new notice on audio-only telehealth and HIPAA

The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued new guidance describing how HIPAA covered entities can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services.

WHY IT MATTERS
The goal is to ensure such communications are conducted consistent with the applicable requirements of the HIPAA’s Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules – especially when OCR’s